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Program of Economics (English)

ECO106

INTRODUCTION TO LAW

Course Code
ECO106
Semester
Second Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
4
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study1
SemesterSecond Term (Spring)
ECTS4
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Have a comprehensive knowledge of the basic concepts of law, its institutions, and the relationship between legal and other social rules.
  2. Distinguish between public and private law.
  3. Classify the rules of law that regulate social relations.
  4. Establish connections between concepts such as justice, freedom of will, legal action, sovereignty, and natural Persons and legal entities.
  5. Understand the sources of law and the organizational structure of the judicial system.
  6. Be familiar with the Constitution and the general principles of constitutional law.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course DescriptionThe course covers the following subjects: Basic principles of law, the conception of law, general principles of law, the Constitution and the rule of law, concepts of justice and equality, sources of law, the emergence of the law, the function of law, the regulatory character of law, the idea of social order.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Society and Social Order
2nd Week Definition of Law: Qualifications and Legal Order
3rd Week Legal Rules and the Concept of Sanction
4th Week Sources of Law
5th Week Customary law
6th Week Legislative Activity and the Concept of Law
7th Week Midterm Exam
8th Week The Principle of the Hierarchy of Norms - The Doctrine of the Supremacy of the Constitution
9th Week The Sources of Turkish Law I
10th Week The Sources of Turkish Law II
11th Week Legal Systems in the World ? Public and Private Law I
12th Week Public and Private Law II
13th Week The Concept of State and the Law
14th Week The General Principles of Constitutional Law
Recommended or Required ReadingRona Aybay - An Introduction to Law
Tuğrul Ansay - Don Wallace Jr. - Işık Önay - Introduction to Turkish Law
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 40
Total(%) 40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for Quiz 0 0 0
Individual or group work 14 1 14
Preparation for Final exam 1 30 30
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 30 30
Laboratory (including preparation) 0 0 0
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework 0 0 0
Total Work Load120
Total Work Load / 30 (h)4
ECTS Credit of the Course4
Language of InstructionEnglish
Work Placement(s)No

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

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